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1	1	IV
2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 26
5	5	Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and
6	6	designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	JANUARY9, 2025
9	9	Ms. G
10	10	REENEof Georgia (for herself, Mr. BIGGSof Arizona, Mrs. MILLERof
11	11	Illinois, Mr. H
12	12	IGGINSof Louisiana, and Mr. HUNT) submitted the fol-
13	13	lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
14	14	RESOLUTION
15	15	Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic
16	16	terrorism and designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist
17	17	organization.
18	18	Whereas the extremist organization Antifa is motivated by
19	19	communism, anarchism, socialism, and violence, and has
20	20	continuously demonstrated their commitment to lawless-
21	21	ness and criminal behavior;
22	22	Whereas, in 2016, the Department of Homeland Security for-
23	23	mally classified Antifa activities as ‘‘domestic terrorist vi-
24	24	olence’’;
25	25	Whereas one chapter, Rose City Antifa, has rejected the civil
26	26	treatment of perceived enemies, stating, ‘‘We can’t just
27	27	argue against them; we have to prevent them from orga-
28	28	nizing by any means necessary.’’, and this same chapter
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32	32	publicly stated, ‘‘We are unapologetic about the reality
33	33	that fighting fascism at points requires physical mili-
34	34	tancy.’’;
35	35	Whereas the far-left militant organization held signs reading,
36	36	‘‘We are ungovernable’’ and ‘‘Abolish ICE, no cops, pris-
37	37	ons, borders, presidents’’, illustrating their dedication to
38	38	lawlessness;
39	39	Whereas, in response to the 2017 violent riots, an Antifa ex-
40	40	tremist stated, ‘‘Sometimes you have to use direct action
41	41	to stop it because protesting, signs, yelling is not going
42	42	to do anything. You have to make them afraid.’’;
43	43	Whereas Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Chris-
44	44	topher Wray stated in a testimony to the House Home-
45	45	land Security Committee, ‘‘We have seen folks who sub-
46	46	scribe or identify with the Antifa movement, who coalesce
47	47	regionally into small groups or nodes and they are cer-
48	48	tainly organized at that level’’, proving these extreme,
49	49	violent attacks, disguised under the name of protests, are
50	50	coordinated, organized events that are orchestrated by
51	51	Antifa;
52	52	Whereas the Congressional Research Service reports that
53	53	Antifa literature urges followers to publicize information
54	54	such as home addresses, phone numbers, photographs,
55	55	and social media profiles of perceived enemies;
56	56	Whereas, in June 2018, at least 1,500 U.S. Immigration and
57	57	Customs Enforcement (referred to in this resolution as
58	58	‘‘ICE’’) employees were doxed by an Antifa-linked Twit-
59	59	ter account and were subjected to violent threats and
60	60	harassments;
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64	64	Whereas, in February 2017, black-bloc, Antifa-affiliated riots
65	65	resulted in $100,000 worth of damage at the University
66	66	of California at Berkeley;
67	67	Whereas, in February 2017, over 200 rioters were indicted on
68	68	charges of assaulting police officers, torching a limousine,
69	69	and smashing windows of several businesses, and other
70	70	Antifa-affiliated rioters were armed with hammers, crow-
71	71	bars, bricks, rocks, flares, firecrackers, and other explo-
72	72	sive devices;
73	73	Whereas, in August 2017, approximately 100 Antifa rioters
74	74	incited violence during a peaceful rally in Berkeley, Cali-
75	75	fornia, where these terrorists were repeatedly punching
76	76	and kicking innocent people, sending several peaceful
77	77	protestors to the hospital, and ultimately 13 rioters were
78	78	arrested on a range of charges including assault with
79	79	deadly weapons and obstructing a police officer;
80	80	Whereas, in July 2020, a self-proclaimed member of Antifa,
81	81	Willem Van Spronsen, tossed lit objects at vehicles and
82	82	buildings, caused a car fire, attempted to ignite a 500-
83	83	gallon propane tank, and attempted to firebomb the ICE
84	84	detention facility in Tacoma, Washington;
85	85	Whereas, in February 2021, the United States Attorney for
86	86	the District of Oregon stated that Antifa caused more
87	87	than $2,300,000 in riot damage to Federal property in
88	88	Oregon, not including any damages to private businesses
89	89	or State, county, and city buildings;
90	90	Whereas, over the summer of 2020, Antifa assisted in inflict-
91	91	ing over $2,000,000,000 in damages against churches,
92	92	Federal buildings, businesses, and other downtown struc-
93	93	tures across 20 States, resulting in the death of at least
94	94	30 individuals as well as 700 injured police officers;
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98	98	Whereas, over the summer and fall of 2020, Portland District
99	99	Attorney Mike Schmidt refused to file charges in approxi-
100	100	mately 70 percent of the approximate 1,000 protest- and
101	101	riot-related cases brought by police officers;
102	102	Whereas, in May 2020, the Department of Justice formally
103	103	labeled Antifa violence as domestic terrorism in a public
104	104	statement saying, ‘‘The violence instigated and carried
105	105	out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with
106	106	the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated ac-
107	107	cordingly.’’;
108	108	Whereas Black Lives Matter-Antifa rioter Malik Fard Mu-
109	109	hammad was sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison for
110	110	‘‘repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of po-
111	111	lice officers, destroying public property, and encouraging
112	112	others to commit violence during protests that occurred
113	113	in Portland in 2020’’;
114	114	Whereas, in January 2021, Portland Police Bureau officials
115	115	reported that Antifa rioters attacked officers in down-
116	116	town Portland shooting commercial-grade, aerial fire-
117	117	works and firebombs, and destroying government prop-
118	118	erty and over a dozen downtown businesses;
119	119	Whereas in that same riot, police were also attacked with
120	120	bricks, rocks, and frozen water bottles, and Portland
121	121	Mayor Ted Wheeler reported at least tens of thousands
122	122	of dollars in damage had been done;
123	123	Whereas, in August 2022, Antifa ardently defended the
124	124	sexualization of children by guarding a ‘‘kid-friendly’’
125	125	drag show at a North Texas distillery;
126	126	Whereas, in January 2023, Atlanta police arrested 6 extrem-
127	127	ists on charges of domestic terrorism following violent
128	128	riots carried out by members of Antifa who shattered
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132	132	windows, destroyed businesses, torched a police car, and
133	133	vandalized the walls of the city;
134	134	Whereas, in January 2023, Antifa issued a statement telling
135	135	its followers to bring pipes, spray paint, kerosene, and
136	136	lighters to New York City to ‘‘Burn it all down’’;
137	137	Whereas, in March 2023, Antifa-affiliated rioters set fire to
138	138	the future Atlanta police training facility by launching
139	139	fireworks, Molotov cocktails, and other destructive items
140	140	at police officers and into the facility’s construction site
141	141	resulting in arrests of 23 extremists on charges of domes-
142	142	tic terrorism;
143	143	Whereas these coordinated, destructive acts of hate carried
144	144	out by Antifa are attacks against the Nation’s law en-
145	145	forcement as well as the American people and have no
146	146	place in the United States; and
147	147	Whereas members of Antifa are relentlessly dedicated to
148	148	using acts of domestic terrorism in order to suppress op-
149	149	posing political ideologies: Now, therefore, be it
150	150	Resolved, That— 1
151	151	(1) this conduct of Antifa members, or any un-2
152	152	lawful conduct performed at an Antifa-affiliated 3
153	153	demonstration, is deemed to be domestic terrorism 4
154	154	(as such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18, 5
155	155	United States Code); 6
156	156	(2) the House of Representatives designates 7
157	157	Antifa, and any other affiliated group or subsidiary 8
158	158	of Antifa, to be a domestic terrorist organization; 9
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163	163	(3) the House of Representatives calls on the 1
164	164	Department of Justice— 2
165	165	(A) to prosecute these crimes of domestic 3
166	166	terrorism (as such term is defined in section 4
167	167	2331 of title 18, United States Code) by Antifa; 5
168	168	and 6
169	169	(B) to use all available tools and resources 7
170	170	to combat the spread of domestic terrorism (as 8
171	171	such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18, 9
172	172	United States Code) committed by Antifa. 10
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